Thursday, November 24, 2011

Dave's bike took another step toward completion as I finished up the last of the paint on his frame today.

His daughter picked the paint scheme for his new endurance race rig...Pink Cheetah. I struggled for a bit trying to come up with a visual method that did not look too cartooney, but seriously, how realistic can you make a pink on pink spotted bike look?

I settled on on light pink base, airbrushed hair in a darker shade, then dark pink and black ringed spots to give it some visual definition.

Parts are floating in...gonna be built with Pink anno King headset, bb, and hubs, Ti bar, stem and seat post, Ceramic coated Hot Rods, and a Carbon/Ti WTB saddle. Gonna be HOT!

On Martin's Ti bike horizon, I've successfully ruined another set of Ti dropouts after hours of manual machining. I'm putting up the white flag and am gonna draw them up in Solidworks and throw the igs files to my CNC guy. I like to do as much as I can myself, but alas, it pays to have the right tool for the job. Anyone got a CNC Vertical Mill laying around they want to get rid of cheap?

Monday, November 14, 2011

The last three weeks have seen me absent from the shop, focus re-directed at the Fire Department and the final weeks of political action on a state wide safety issue. Creeped back into the shop and established a groove yesterday, however.

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Hey folks, thanks for stopping by. So...what to tell you about Groovy Cycleworks?
Groovy Cycleworks was born back in the heyday of mountain biking, the early 90's, when bright colors, lycra, and cnc parts ruled the roost.
Learning from one of the true engineering masters of cycling, I acquired a love for clean lines, strong designs, and functional elegance.
I've been doing the "custom" thing since 1994; road, mountain, tandem and a full spectrum of forks, stems, etc...
Drop me a line and we'll see if we can build the bike of your dreams.
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